<div dir="ltr">Hi everyone,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for sending this Stephanie. I just went through and added comments/suggestions/edits, but I highly encourage others to check it, especially women on this list that participate in ICANN to see if you think anything is missing and to comment on my edits.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Best,</font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">-Michael</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 6:41 AM, Stephanie Perrin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" target="_blank">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Members may be
interested in commenting on the draft survey on Gender
Diversity and Participation, prior to it being launched. Links
are below, deadline is 20 May. I assume the policy committee
will summarize comments, so please forward comments to your
policy committee representatives.<br>
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Stephanie Perrin</font></font><br>
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<td>[council] FW: [SOAC-Leaders] Fwd: SOACs Feedback on the
Draft Gender Diversity & Participation Survey by 20
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<td>James M. Bladel <a class="m_-2556136166518799757moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com" target="_blank"><jbladel@godaddy.com></a></td>
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<td>GNSO Council List <a class="m_-2556136166518799757moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank"><council@gnso.icann.org></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Councilors, see
below.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">ICANN Staff is
preparing a community-wide survey on Gender Diversity and
Participation. Before the survey launches, they are seeking
feedback from SO/ACs on the draft (linked below).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Please review,
and submit any thoughts or comments you’d like to share on
this upcoming survey.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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J.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">From: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black"><a class="m_-2556136166518799757moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:soac-leaders-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"><soac-leaders-bounces@icann.<wbr>org></a>
on behalf of David Olive <a class="m_-2556136166518799757moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org" target="_blank"><david.olive@icann.org></a><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 16:08 <b><u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">Cc: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">Sally
Costerton <a class="m_-2556136166518799757moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sally.costerton@icann.org" target="_blank"><sally.costerton@icann.org></a>, Ergys Ramaj
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<b>Subject: </b>[SOAC-Leaders] Fwd: SOACs Feedback on the
Draft Gender Diversity & Participation Survey by 20
May<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Community Leaders: <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">As you are aware, the ICANN
organization is planning to launch a survey on Gender
Diversity and Participation in the ICANN community. The
purpose is to determine current perceptions of gender
diversity within the ICANN community and to identify
potential barriers to participation. The document has
gone through several rounds of reviews and is ready to
be shared with SOACs for additional input. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">One important
point is to clarify how this survey is different and/or
complements the work currently taking place in the<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA/Diversity" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954f72"> Work Stream 2 (WS2) Diversity
subgroup</span></a>. The questionnaire recently sent
to the SOACs by the WS2 Diversity subgroup focuses
specifically on SOACs current processes and procedures. On
the other hand, the Gender Diversity and Participation
survey aims to assess perceptions about gender and
participation across all of the ICANN community. It also
focuses specifically on gender as one aspect of diversity,
following community calls for data pertaining specifically
to gender. Other elements of diversity are being discussed
in the WS2 Diversity subgroup and may be explored with
future surveys.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Before we
launch the survey, we would appreciate
<b>feedback from the SOACs by 20 May 2017</b>. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">The current
draft has benefitted from insights and input provided by
members of the ICANN organization, Board, and WS2
Diversity subgroup. Here is a link to the survey: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kEd5LMwMiKau0skX-MGBOZd6BFgcQTq6qdvHA40rRwI/edit" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954f72">https://docs.google.<wbr>com/document/d/<wbr>1kEd5LMwMiKau0skX-<wbr>MGBOZd6BFgcQTq6qdvHA40rRwI/<wbr>edit</span></a> —
Comments/suggestions/questions could be made on the
document or emailed directly to me. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Shortly
following SOACs review, the survey will
be advertised across the community. Responses will be
anonymous, and survey responses will be used in accordance
with ICANN’s<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/privacy-2012-12-21-en" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954f72"> Privacy Policy</span></a>. The
data will be analyzed to identify perceived gaps, trends,
and potential next steps; a final report with the findings
will be widely disseminated, and next steps will be up to
the community.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Looking forward to any thoughts you may
have and many thanks in advance. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best, <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ergys <u></u><u></u></p>
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